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High in the himalayas lives the Guru of Low Comedy, surrounded by his tapes of Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields and the brothers Zucker. ``Great Master, what is the secret of a hit?'' ask Hollywood's best and richest when they are ushered into his presence. ``Make 'em laugh,'' is the inevitable reply, ``any damn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GROSSING OUT | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

...most popular movie in America. ``Gross-out grosses,'' its rivals may sniff, and they would not be wrong. But so what? The fact is that D and D--in comparison with which Jim Carrey's other pictures look as if they were scripted by Oscar Wilde--makes you laugh out loud for almost its entire running time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GROSSING OUT | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

...happy to be reviewed. We're always being reviewed," Fitzsimmons said with a laugh. "And because we are a committee of the Faculty, we are in a sense being constantly reviewed...

Author: By Jonathan A. Lewin, | Title: Record Applications for Class of '99 | 2/2/1995 | See Source »

...there room for two more networks offering another load of laugh tracks, retreads and raunchy wisecracks? Industry opinion is divided. Start-up costs have been estimated at $300 million apiece, and each network could lose between $50 million and $75 million in the first year alone. Also, unlike Fox, which was able to scoop up relatively strong independent stations in a number of markets when it began, Warner and Paramount have had to settle for the weaker leftovers. Paramount seems in the better position at the outset: it has signed up 96 affiliates (covering 79% of the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Network Crazy! | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

...most popular movie in America. "Gross-out grosses," its rivals may sniff, and they would not be wrong. But so what? The fact is that D and D -- in comparison with which Jim Carrey's other pictures look as if they were scripted by Oscar Wilde -- makes you laugh out loud for almost its entire running time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Grossing Out | 1/9/1995 | See Source »

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